Sanitary cuspidor or refuse-receptacle



K. DOMBKOWSKI.

SANITARY cusPlooR 0R REFUSE RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION HLED JULY 9. i919. v

Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

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K. DOMBKOWSKI. SANITARY CUSPIDOR OR REFUSE. RECEPTACLE. APPLICATION man 1uLY9.1919.

Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

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KAZIMEB, DOMBKOWSKI, 0F STANHOPE, NEW JERSEY.

SANITARY CUSPIDOR OR REFUSERECEPTAGLE.

Application led July 9, 1919.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, HAMMER DoMBEowsnr, a citizen oit the United States of America, residing at Stanhope, in the county oitl Sussex and State ci? New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Sanitary Cuspidors or Refuse-Receptacles, ci which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvei'nents in sanitary cuspidors or refuse boxes embodying a normally closed closure having` means operable by the feet of a person for Aopening the same lso as to not require such person to stoop over when he may desire to expectorate into the receptacle or deposit refuse therein.

A principal object oif the present invention isto provide a cuspidor or refuse box oi' extremely durable and eihcientconstruction whereby the same is normally maintained closed at all times and capable of being readily opened. when desired by exerting downward pressure on closure opening members.

vVith the above general object in view and others that will become apparent asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in a novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.`

In the drawings forming part of this specification andV wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is an elevation view of a cuspidor kconstructed in accordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a topl plan view oi' the device shown in Fig. 1 with parts removed and parts broken away,

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially upon line IIIhlH of Fig. 2,

Fig. is a sectionalview illustrating de-` tails of the device shown in Fig. 1 land taken substantially upon line :lV-IV of Fig. 3,

` Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of the actuating ring for the closure members,

` Fig. 6 is a perspective view illustrating further details oi" the dcviceshown inFig. 1, Fig. 7 is a 4view partially in elevation and partially in section of a modification of the `device shown in Fig. l, and

Fig. 8 is a horizontal Vsection-al view taken.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

Serial No. 302,605.

substantially upon line VIH-VIII of Fig. 7.

Referring more `in detail `to the several views, the present invention embodies an upper receptacle section 5 preferably formed of sheet lmetal in tubular form and having the lower removable receptacle section 6 telescoped therein.

The upper receptacle section 5 is provided. at its upper edge with a horizontal annularl outwardly directed iange 7 to whichare secured at suitable regular intervals the upright posts 8 which have outwardly directed upper ends 9 upon which are pivotally mounted the vertically disposedbell-crank members 10 having their lower ends loosely and pivotally attached by means of the pin and slot connections 11 with the actuating ring 12. The actuating ring 12 is substantially equal in diameter to the iiange and is disposed horizontally a slight distance above the latter with posts 8 extending through the circumferentially elongated slots ltthereof7 said posts 8 being provided with shoulders 14E which bear upon the upper faces of the upwardly extending lugs 15 formed upon the margin of the ring 12 adjacent the slots 13 thereof to prevent upward displacement of the ring 12 relative to the flange 7. 4 y

rllhe actuating ring- 12 is provided with a plurality oit depending hooks 16 adjacent the periphery thereof to which ends of the tension springs 17 are attached, said springs having their other ends fastened to the posts 8 as `at 18 so that rotation of the ring 12 relative to the iiange '7 in a direction to move the hooks 16 away from the posts 8 to whichV they are connected is yieldinglyresisted. The ring 12 "is provided witha plu-` rality of relatively large arcuate slots 19 inwardly or the slots lthrough certain oi.

which the actuating rods 20 project, said rods 20 being verticallyy disposed and havingy their upper ends extended outwardly k.horizontally and pivotally connected as at section which is slidably mounted. for very tical movement upon the receptaclesection section 6. This construction makes the device extremely neat in appearance and furnishes a relatively large bottom so as to prevent ready upsetting of the device.

Pivotally attached as at to the flange 7 are a plurality ot angular links 31 which have their ends pivotally attached as at 32 to the partial closure members 33 by means of the pins 3a which depend through the slots 19 of the ring 12, said partial closure embers 33 being also pivotally connect-ed as at to the ring 12 inwardly of the slots 19. llhe closure members 33 and their actuatinginechanisin.are broadly similar to the iris diaphragm shutters commonly employed on photographic cameras although various changes requiring invention have beeiii'nade herein in order to adapt this forni of closure to a cuspidor or refuse receptacle. rlhe arrangement of the various parts is such that the springs i7 normally retain the ring 12 positioned as shown in Fig. 2 with the closure members 33 closing the open top of the cuspioor and with the rods 2G and the meinber 2a in raised position as shown in Figs. i and 3 by full lines. lf a person desires to use the cuspidor or refuse receptacle, he places his feet upon opposite sides of the member 2st and then depresses the latter to its dotted line position -ain Fig. l, thus causing downward movement of the rods 20, swinging movement of the bell-crank meniers l@ upon their pivots 9 and rotation of the'ring in the direction indicated by the arrow -Znin Fig. 2 against the action ot the springs 17 whereby the latter are placed under tension. The rotation oi"` the ring in this direction causes outward swinging movement of the links 31 upon their pivots 30 and also causes movement of the pivots 35 in the direction of movement of the* ring 12. When this takes place a similar outward swinging movement is simultaneously imparted to the partial closure members 33, thereby `effecting the opening of the cuspidor. As soon as pressure y is released from the member 24, the springs 17 promptly and quickly cause return of the parts to their normal lpositions as shown in Fig. 2 wherein the cuspidor is closed and not liable to accessrby flies or the like. ln order to shield the posts 8 and other parts abovethe flange -7, a suitable annular -hood 35a is fastened in any desired manner to the flange said hood being provided with a substantially frusto-conical inner wall 36 forming a tapered entrance to the cuspidor and terminating atits lowerY edge in an outwardly l directed :horizontalannular flange iaonie 37. lt is obvious that when the lower receptacle section 6 becomes filled the same may be readily withdrawn from the section 5 for emptying.

The construction of the device shown in lligs. 7 and 8 is substantially the same in all respects to that of the device shown in the remaining figures withv the exception that the member 24 is omitted together with the flange 27 and the shields 23 and rods 2O are extended downwardly to aI point adjacent the horizontal flange 28l formed on the bottoni 29 of the inner removable receptacle section 6, the shields 23 being formed on the outer receptacle section 5 and the lower ends ot the rods 20 being directed outwardly as 20 through the shields 23. In this forni of the invention the partial closure members are actuated by pressing the Jfeet down wardly on the foot levers 38 which are pivoted as at 39 to the fiange 40 provided on the lower edge of the receptacle section 5, said toot levers having their inner ends resting upon the outwardly directed ends 20 of the rods 20.

From the foregoing description it is bef lievedthat the construction and operation as well as the advantages of the present invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art.

While the forms of the invention herein shown and described are what are believed to be the preferable embodiments thereof it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What l claim as new is:

1. A cuspidor or other refuse receptacle comprising an upper receptacle section and a lower receptacle sectionl detachably connected, said upper receptacle section having an outwardly directed horizontal annular flange., a ring' mounted above the flange for limited rotation, partial closure members pivoted to the ring and having link connection with said flange, yieldable means to normally maintain the ring positioned with the partial closure members closing the open top of the upper receptacle section, and foot operated means disposed beneath said flange and operatively connected to' said ring to effect partial rotation of the latter to cause the swinging opening movement of the partial closure members.

2. A cuspidor or other refuse receptacle com risinff anu )er rece tacle section and b a lower receptacle section detaehably connected, said upper receptacle section having an outwardly directed horizontal annular flange, a ring mounted.v above the flange for Alimited rotation, partial closure members pivoted to the ring and having link connection with said flange, yieldable means to normally maintainl the ring positioned with the partial closure members closing the open top of the upper receptacle section, foot operated means disposed beneath said flange and operatively connected to said ring to effect partial rotation of the latter to cause the swinging opening movement of the partial closure members, said means including vertically disposed rods projecting downwardly through said flange and having vertical bellcrank members pivoted thereto, and said bellcrank members having loose pin and slot connection with said ring.

cuspidor or other refuse receptacle comprising an upper receptacle section, a lower receptacle section removably telescoped therein and provided With a hori zontal flange forming a relatively large base therefor, a vertical annular flange extending upwardly from said horizontal flange, an annular member of angular form in cross section slidably mounted upon the upper receptacle section for vertical movement and including a depending annular flange loosely surrounding the first named vertical flange, said upper receptacle section being provided at its upper edge with a horizontal flange, upright posts fastened to said horizontal flange and having bell-crank members pivoted thereto, a ring horizontally disposed above said horizontal .flange and provided with slots through Which said posts project, upright rods having pivotal connection With said bell-crank members at their upper ends and attached to said annular member at their lovver ends, said ring having loose pin and slot connections with said bell-crank members, horizontally disposed partial closure members having link connection with said horizontal flange and pivotal connection with said ring, and

spring means to normally yieldingly retain the ring positioned with the partial closure members covering the open top of the up per receptacle section.

a. A cuspidor or other refuse receptacle comprising an upper receptacle section, a lower receptacle section removably telescoped therein and provided with a horizontal flange forming a relatively large base therefor, a vertical annular flange eXtend ing upwardly from said horizontal flange, an annular member of angular form in cross section slidably mounted upon the upper receptacle section for vertical movement and including a depending annular flange loosely' surrounding the first named vertical flange, said upper receptacle section being provided at its upper edge With a horizontal flange, upright posts fastened to said horizontal flange and having bellcrank members pivoted thereto, a ring horizontally disposed above said horizontal flange and provided With slots through Which said posts project, upright rods having pivotal connection With said bell-crank members at their upper ends and attached to said annular member at their lovver ends, said ring having loose pin and slot connections with said bell-crank members, horizontally disposed partial closure members having link connection With said horizontal flange and pivotal connection with said ring, and spring means to normally yieldingly retain the ring positioned with the partial closure members covering the open top of the upper receptacle section, said means comprising tension springs having their ends respectively attached to said posts and to said ring.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

KAZIMER DOMBKO'WSKI. 

